Profile of patients seen at a university specialized outpatient clinic

Authors

  • Oemis Eduardo Xavier Acadêmico de Medicina da Faculdade de Medicina, UniRV Campus Aparecida, Aparecida de Goiânia, Goiás, Brasil. https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9852-5312
  • Carlos Chaves Valente Filho Acadêmico de Medicina da Faculdade de Medicina, UniRV Campus Aparecida, Aparecida de Goiânia, Goiás, Brasil. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4337-2264
  • Jorge Henrique Assunção Dias Acadêmico de Medicina da Faculdade de Medicina, UniRV Campus Aparecida, Aparecida de Goiânia, Goiás, Brasil. https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6446-2552
  • Ruth da Silva Rêgo Acadêmica de Medicina da Faculdade de Medicina, UniRV Campus Aparecida, Aparecida de Goiânia, Goiás, Brasil. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4729-6465
  • Renato Canevari Dutra da Silva Fisioterapeuta, Mestre em Ciências da Saúde (UNB), Doutorando em Saúde Coletiva (UNISINOS), Professor Adjunto da Faculdade de Fisioterapia da Universidade de Rio Verde (UniRV), Campus Rio Verde, Goiás, Brasil. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6428-2823
  • Heloísa Silva Guerra Fisioterapeuta, Mestre em Saúde Coletiva (UFG), Doutoranda em Saúde Coletiva (UNISINOS), Professora Adjunto da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de Rio Verde (UniRV), Campus Aparecida, Aparecida de Goiânia, Goiás, Brasil. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0617-8112

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.36489/saudecoletiva.2021v11i68p7589-7602

Keywords:

Ambulatory care, Medical records, Health profile

Abstract

Objective: To characterize the profile of patients seen at the medical specialties outpatient clinic of a Faculty of Medicine in a city in Goiás. Methods: Documentary and retrospective study, analyzing the variables related to the user profile. Data were presented as absolute (n) and relative (%) frequency and age as mean and standard deviation (SD). Results: Most users were male (58.6%), mean age 42 years, single (50.6%), economically active (54.4%) and resident in Aparecida de Goiânia (96.4%). Sedentary people (65.2%), non-drinkers (66.7%) and non-smokers (66.6%), eutrophic (59.3%) and who used from one to five medications (66.1%) predominated. The specialties with the highest frequency of consultations were Pneumology, Pediatrics and Dermatology. Many medical records lacked important information for understanding the profile. Conclusion: The analysis of this information makes it possible to better train professionals and academics for more efficient screening and interventions.

Published

2021-10-04

How to Cite

Xavier, O. E. ., Valente Filho, C. C. ., Assunção Dias, J. H. ., da Silva Rêgo, R. ., Canevari Dutra da Silva, R. ., & Silva Guerra, H. . (2021). Profile of patients seen at a university specialized outpatient clinic. Saúde Coletiva (Barueri), 11(68), 7589–7602. https://doi.org/10.36489/saudecoletiva.2021v11i68p7589-7602

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Section

Artigos Cientí­ficos